Difference between revisions of "Transfer files via SCP"

From IGEP - ISEE Wiki

Jump to: navigation, search
m
m
Line 1: Line 1:
SCP is a network protocol which supports file transfers between hosts. You can use this protocol to directly transfer files from a host to a IGEP Processor Board via Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc.
+
SCP is a network protocol which supports file transfers between Linux hosts. You can use this protocol to directly transfer files from a host to a IGEP Processor Board via Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc.
  
 
'''Use''':
 
'''Use''':
Line 6: Line 6:
  
 
Example:
 
Example:
 +
 +
Now let's transfer a file called original.file in your host PC to IGEPv2 in /home/root/
 +
 +
In your Host PC open Terminal and type:
  
 
<pre>$ scp -r file.text root@192.168.5.1:/tmp/file.text </pre>
 
<pre>$ scp -r file.text root@192.168.5.1:/tmp/file.text </pre>
  
 +
You can repeat the process from the IGEPv2 console, and transfer a file from IGEPv2 to your Host PC.
  
 
[[Category:Work_in_progress]] [[Category:Software applications]]
 
[[Category:Work_in_progress]] [[Category:Software applications]]

Revision as of 12:59, 28 August 2012

SCP is a network protocol which supports file transfers between Linux hosts. You can use this protocol to directly transfer files from a host to a IGEP Processor Board via Ethernet, Wifi, USB Ethernet Gadget, etc.

Use:

$ scp -r files_to_transfer destination_user@destination_host:/destination_path

Example:

Now let's transfer a file called original.file in your host PC to IGEPv2 in /home/root/

In your Host PC open Terminal and type:

$ scp -r file.text root@192.168.5.1:/tmp/file.text 

You can repeat the process from the IGEPv2 console, and transfer a file from IGEPv2 to your Host PC.